Well-drilling machine.



J. G. RUSSELL. WELL DRILLING MACHINE.

AYPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 13, 1908.

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WELL DRILLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1908.

910,235, Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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attain JAMES GARFIELD RUSSELL, OF STEWART, OHIO.

WELL-DRILLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 13, 1908.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Serial No. 432,672.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES G. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stewart, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Well-Drilling Machine, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to well drilling machines and has for its objectto provide a strong, durable and thoroughly efficient machine of thischaracter especially designed for drilling deep oil wells and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a drilling machine, thedrill rope reel of which is disposed longitudinally of the frame andarranged at an angle to the horizontal plane of the supporting sills.

A further ob ect is to provide a machine, the sup orting frame of whichis relatively long an narrow so that the machine may be readilytransported over rough uneven country where the roads are narrow.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability andefficiency.

Further objects and advantages will apear in the following description,it being unerstood that various changes in form, proportions and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the apended claims.

11 the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a side elevation of a drilling machine constructed inaccordance with my invention, the parts being shown in operativeposition to effect the drilling operation. Fig. 2 is a side elevationshowing the drill rope in position on the spudding attachment. Fig. 3 isa transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view ofthe bull wheel. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of a portion of thesupporting frame showing in elevation the rake band. Fig. 6is a detailside elevation of the crank arm with the spudding wheel in positionthereon. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the pulley for guiding the drill ro ewhen the latter is in position on the spud ing device. Fig. 8 is a sideelevation of the friction wheel of the sand reel, a portion of the wheelbeing broken away to show the eccentric bearing.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved drilling machine forming the subject matter of the presentinvention includes a supporting frame comprising parallel longitudinalsills 5 s aced a art by terminal and intermediate s' Is 6 and 7, some ofwhich rest upon the ground and serve to support the longitudinal sillsin elevated position.

J ournaled in suitable bearings 8 on the longitudinal sills of thesupporting frame is a transverse drivin shaft 9 on which is looselymounted a beve ed gear 10, which latter meshes with a correspondingbeveled gear 11 carried by the drill rope reel 12. The reel 12 isdisposed longitudinally of the supporting frame and is preferablyarranged at an angle to the horizontal plane of said frame and inclinedupwardly in the direction of the driving shaft 9 so that the drill ropewill run evenly over the reel and facilitate the winding of the rope onthe unwinding of the rope from said reel. One end of the core or shaftof the reel 12 is journaled in a bearing 14 on one of the intermediatebars 7, while the op posite end thereof is journaled in a similarbearing 15 carried by the other transverse bar 7.

Secured to one end of the driving shaft 9 is a bull wheel 16 connectedthrough the me dium of a belt 17 with a pulley 18 carried by the shaft19 of an engine 20, the latter being mounted either at the center or onone side of the supporting frame, there being a water well or tank 20supported on the opposite end of the frame, as shown.

Secured to and mounted for rotation with the shaft 9 is a clutch member21 adapted to engage a mating clutch member 22 carried by the beveledgear 10, said clutch members being thrown into and out of engagementwith each other by means of. a lever 23.

Secured to the free end of the lever 23 is one end of a rod 23, theopposite end of which is connected to a bell crank lever 24 mounted onone of the longitudinal sills 5, there being a longitudinally disposedrod 25 secured to the bell crank lever 24 and provided with a terminaloperating handle 26 by means of which the operator may move the gears 10and 11 into and out of mesh with each other from the front of themachine.

Arranged parallel with the driving shaft 9 is a transverse shaft 27 onwhich is mounted a sand reel 28, one end of the shaft 27 being extendedbeyond the adjacent sill 5 and provided with a friction wheel 29 adaptedto en gage the peripheral flange 30 of the bull wheel 16, whereby motionmay be imparted from the bull wheel to the sand reel. A suitable stopblock 27 is preferably disposed adjacent the wheel 29 for engagementtherewith when said wheel is moved out of engagement with the bullwheel. One end of the shaft 27 is journaled in an eccentric bearing 30to which is secured an arm 31.

having connected therewith a longitudinally disposed rod 32, whichlatter extends rearwardly in parallel relation to the rod 25 andterminates in a finger piece 33 similar in con struction to the handleor finger piece 26. The opposite end of the driving shaft 9 is providedwith a crank arm 34 having a series of openings 35 formed therein forthe reception of a crank pin or bolt 36, said pin formin a support for aspudding roller 37 and a so serving to connect the pitman 38 with thecrank shaft when the spudding roller is detached. The pitman 38 isconnected to the adjacent end of a walking beam 39, which latter ispivotally mounted at 40 on the samson post 41 and is provided at itsforward end with a temper screw 42 adapted to engage the drill rope 13,the intermediate portion of the drill rope being extended over a pulley43 on the top of the derrick 44. The derrick 44 may be secured to thesupporting frame but is preferably supported on the ground in front ofsaid frame and braced by suitable guy members, not shown.

The upper edge of one of the longitudinal sills 5 is cut away to form apocket 46, and secured to said sill at the pocket 46 is an overhangingbracket 47 on which is j ournaled a sheave or pulley 48, said sheave orpulley forming a guide for the drill rope 13 when the latter isconnected with the pulley 37 and the machine is employed for spudding.

Surrounding the lower head 48 of the reel 12 is a brake band 49, one endof which is secured to the supporting frame, while the opposite endthereof is operatively connected with the crank arm 50 of an operatinglever 51, thereby to regulate the winding of the rope upon or theunwinding of said rope from the reel 12.

The longitudinal sills of the supporting frame are preferably reinforcedand strengthened by the provision of oppositely disposed truss rods 52having their intermediate portions spaced from said sills by posts 53and their opposite ends anchored to suitable corner brackets 54, saidrods being provided with clamping nuts 55 which engage the threadedportions of the rod thereby to regulate the tension of the same. Thetruss rod above the pulley 48 is also provided with a turn buckle 55, asshown.

Attention is here called to the fact that by arranging the rope reellongitudinally of the frame and at an angle to the horizontal planethereof and-supporting the derrick at the will be disposed in front ofand in alinement with the rope reel thus permitting the drill rope to beevenly wound upon the reel throughout the entire length of the latter.It will also be noted that by extending the top reel longitudinally ofthe frame the latter may be made relatively long and narrow so that themachine may be readily transported over rough uneven country where theroads are relatively narrow.

In operation the pitman 38 is detached from the crank arm 34 and thedrill rope 13 over the spudding pulley 37 to the pulley 43 of thederrick for attachment to the drill. The engine 20 is then operatedwhich rotates the crank arm 34 and reciprocates the drill rope to effectthe spudding operation, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Afterthe spudding operation is completed the wheel 37 is detached and thepitman 38 connected with the crank 34, the drill rope being extendeddirectly from the reel 12 to the pulley 43 and thence downwardly forconnection with the temper screw, as best shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. V

The bull wheel 16 is preferably connected with the shaft 19 of theengine by means of a brace rod or bar 56 in order to prevent excessivevibration of the parts. The shaft of the reel 12 is also preferablymounted in friction between the parts.

While the frame of the machine is shown supported on the ground it isobvious that the same may be mounted on a suitable truck or carrier inorder to facilitate transporting the same. I

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the construction andoperation of the device will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art and further descrip tion thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a drilling machine, the combination with a supporting frame, of atransverse driving shaft journaled in the frame, a drill rope reeldisposed at right angles to the driving shaft and operable by thelatter, said reel being disposed longitudinally of the frame andarranged at an angle to the horizontal plane thereof, a derrick arrangednear the lower end of the reel, and means mounted on 1the derrick forguiding the rope to said ree 2. In a drilling machine, the combinationwith a supporting frame, of a driving shaft journaled in the frame, adrill rope reel eX- tending longitudinally of the frame and having oneend thereof inclined downwardly, a derrick arranged near the lower endof the reel and provided with means for guiding the rope to said reel, acrank secured to one lower end of said reel the guide pulley 43 extendedaround the pulley 48 and thence suitable roller bearings 57 in order toreduce end of the driving shaft, a spudding device carried by the crank,a roller journaled in the frame on one side of the rope reel and adaptedto guide the rope from the reel to the spudding device, and means forimparting movement from the driving shaft to the rope reel.

3. In a drilling machine, the combination with a supporting frame, of adriving shaft journaled in the frame and having one end thereof providedwith a crank and its other end rovided with a bull wheel, a beveled gearoosely mounted on the driving shaft, a drill rope reel extendinglongitudinally of the frame and disposed at an angle to the horizontalplane of said frame, a derrick arranged near the lower end of the reeland provided with a pulley for guiding the rope to said reel, a beveledgear forming one head of the reel and meshing with the beveled gear onthe driving shaft, a spudding roller carried by the crank, a roller journaled in the frame and forming a guide for the drill rope when thelatter is extended over the spudding roller, a clutch slidably mountedon the driving shaft, means for operating the clutch to connect thebeveled gears, a sand 'reel, a friction roller carried by the sand reeland adapted to engage the bull wheel, and means for moving the frictionwheel into and out of engagement with the bull wheel 4. In a drillingmachine, the combination with a supporting frame including spacedlongitudinal sills, one of which is provided with a pocket, a drivingshaft journaled in the sills and provided with a gear wheel, a drillrope wheel extending longitudinally of the frame and provided with acorresponding gear adapted to mesh with the gear on the driving shaft, aderrick arranged near one end of the reel and provided with means forguiding the rope to said reel, a crank secured to one end of the drivingshaft, a spudding device carried by the crank, a bracket disposed in thepocket of the longitudinal sill, a pulley journaled in the bracket andadapted to guide the r0 e from the reel to the spudding device, andmeans for rotating the driving shaft.

5. In a drilling machine, the combination with a supporting frame, of adriving shaft.

extending transversely across the frame and provided at one end thereofwith a bull wheel, a crank secured to the other end of the drivingshaft, a drill rope extending longitudinally of theframe and providedwith oppositely disposed heads, one of which constitutes a gear wheel, agear slidably mounted on the driving shaft and adapted to mesh with thegear of the rope reel, a derrick arranged near one end of the reel andprovided with means for guiding the rope to said reel, a motor includinga driving shaft, a pulley mounted on the driving shaft of the motor, abrace connecting the driving shaft of the motor and the other drivingshaft, and means for transmitting motion from the engine to the bullwheel.

6. In a drilling machine, the combination with a supporting frameincluding spaced longitudinal sills connected by intermediate transversebars, a driving shaft j ournaled in the frame and provided with a gearwheel, a drill rope reel extending longitudinally of the frame betweenthe longitudinal sills, said reel being inclined downwardly and ournaledin the intermediate connecting bars of the frame, a derrick arrangednear the lower end of the reel and provided witha pulley for guiding therope to the reel, a gear wheel carried by one end of the reel andmeshing with the gear on the driving shaft, a clutch for moving saidgears into and out of engagement with each other, a crank secured to oneend of the driving shaft, a pin secured to the crank, a walking beam, apitman connecting the crank and walking beam, a spudding roller adaptedto engage the pin when the pitman is detached, an overhanging bracketsecured to one of the longitudinal sills of the frame, a rollerjournaled in the bracket and forming a guide for the drill rope when themachine is used for spudding, and means for rotating the driving shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES GARFIELD RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

O. E. KINCADE, SAMUEL RUssELL.

